Prior to the 1980s, there were only six known Dubosq $10s -- two of which were impounded (one in the Smithsonian Institution, and the other in the collection of the Bank of California). In the mid-1980s, a pair were dug up in California, and another example was discovered in the wreckage of the S.S. Central America. Around 2010, a holed example was discovered in a box of California tokens. Today, the finest strictly original Dubosq $10 is a choice VF.
coinage-type | Pioneer & Territorial Gold |
desg | MS |
designer | James B. Longacre |
edge | Reeded |
material | Gold |
mintage | 2 known |
ngc-id | 5SJR |
obverse-description | Liberty Head with DUBOSQ & Co. on diadem, 1850, 13 stars around |
pcgs-link | 10176 |
pcgs-number | 10176 |
reverse-description | Federal eagle S.M.V. CALIFORNIA GOLD. FIVE D. |
variety | Dubosq & Co. |
variety-2 | K-1 |
year-display | 1850 |